The Palestinian “problem”

I’ve been reading a book about the history of Israel and the Palestinians that could have an incredible impact for world peace if American Christians would read it. Sadly, I don’t expect that to happen: most Americans prefer to keep their heads in the sand...

Sin now, pay earlier

Can the consequences of sin occur before the actual sin takes place?I had never heard of such an idea until recently, when Jim Morse, a retired pulmonologist and good Baptist in Starkville, Mississippi, sent me an abstract of a presentation by Intelligent Design...

Oh, those “hostile” websites

Someone recently sent me a copy of an August 11 blog by Ed Brayton, a journalist and speaker who generally focuses on scientific issues. Brayton had come across the course requirements for several courses taught by “Intelligent Design” (ID) advocate...

The downside of free speech

I begin by saying that I’m all for free speech. That’s a corollary to freedom of religion, something that Baptists have championed for 400 years.While favoring free speech, however, I confess that it really gobs my stopper when people abuse their right to...